Overview

• Brazil said President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva asked President Donald Trump to remove the additional 40% surcharge on Brazilian goods and to drop U.S. sanctions on Brazilian officials.
• The presidents spoke for about 30 minutes in a call described as friendly, exchanged phone numbers for direct contact, and agreed to meet soon.
• Lula proposed meeting at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia and reiterated an invitation for Trump to attend COP30 in Belém, while also offering to travel to Washington.
• Trump called the discussion "very good" and said it focused mostly on the economy and trade, adding they would meet in the not too distant future in both countries.
• Brazil's readout said Trump designated Secretary of State Marco Rubio to follow up with Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira and Finance Minister Fernando Haddad, while tariffs and sanctions remain in force.